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Abstract submission deadline extended
(17 May 2013)

Another chance to have your say about sports governance: Play the Game 2013 extends abstract...[more]

It is not too late to send in an abstract for Play the Game 2013, which will take place in Aarhus, Denmark. New deadline is 15 June 2013.
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Two candidates ready to run for IOC president
(17 May 2013)

Singaporean Ng Ser Miang has officially declared his candidacy for the post as the next president...[more]

Thomas Bach (left) and Ng Ser Miang (right) are the first to officially declare themselves candidates for the IOC precidency. Photo: Flickr/Singapore YOG 2010
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Swiss anti-corruption plan aimed at sports organisations
(16 May 2013)

Switzerland, home of more than 30 international sports organisations, is looking to introduce a law...[more]

Swiss council looks into a tightening of anti-corruption law, aiming at sports federations. Photo: Swiss Federal Palace, Bern/Wikimedia
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IWF president under suspicion of financial mismanagement
(14 May 2013)

In the International Weightlifting Federation under IOC honorary member Tamás Aján, the whereabouts...[more]

President of the International Weightlifting Federation Tamás Aján is under criticism for the lack of transparency regarding IWF Olympic revenues. Photo by jeffrouk/Flickr
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Brazil ups fight against corruption, puts sport under pressure
(10 May 2013)

A televised legal battle against corrupt politicians and two upcoming mega-events are sharpening...[more]

Carlos Nuzman, president of both the Brazilian Olympic Committee and the Rio 2016 Organising Committee, is one of the Brazilian sports leaders who are in the line of fire. Photo: Global Sports Forum/Flickr
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